CVE-2018-5995
N/A
Published: August 7, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The pcpu_embed_first_chunk function in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from a "pages/cpu" printk call.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.14.14
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105049x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/CVE-2018-5995.mdMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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